Effective Practice Evaluation Criteria
1. Innovation: The practice is inventive or original in realizing the potential of online learning and related information/communication technologies.
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No evidence provided |
Little or inadequate evidence provided |
Nice practice, but early mainstream at best. |
Early adopter, or |
Clearly a pioneer and/or recognized leader in realizing the potential of this practice |
2. Replicability: The practice can be implemented or its resources shared in a variety of learning environments.
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NA
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Poor
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Average
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Good
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Excellent
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No evidence provided |
Little or inadequate evidence provided |
The practice could be replicated or its resources shared in other learning environments |
Evidence that practice has been replicated or its resources shared in one or more other institutions or learning environments |
Evidence that practice has been replicated or its resources shared in many other institutions or learning environments |
3. Potential impact: Wide adoption of the practice will improve learning, affordability, access and/or satisfaction among providers and/or users.
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NA
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Poor
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Average
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Good
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Excellent
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No evidence provided |
Little or inadequate evidence provided |
Other institutions should think about adopting this practice. |
Other institutions should seriously consider adopting this practice. |
Every institution should be doing this! |
4. Supporting documentation: The practice supports claims of effectiveness with research and/or other empirical data and/or plans to obtain further evidence.
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NA
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Poor
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Average
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Good
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Excellent
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No evidence provided |
Little or inadequate evidence provided |
Effectiveness claims are supported with anecdotal or another single data source |
Effectiveness claims are supported with research and/or other empirical data from multiple sources |
Effectiveness claims are empirical data from multiple sources, demonstrating effectiveness over a significant time period (1-2 yrs. or more) |
5. Scope: The practice demonstrates relationships among learning, affordability, access, and faculty and student satisfaction.
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NA
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Poor
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Average
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Good
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Excellent
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No evidence provided |
Little or inadequate evidence provided |
States how the practice relates to one or more other pillars |
Demonstrates a strong relationship with one other pillar |
Demonstrates exceptionally strong relationship with another pillar, or demonstrates strong interrelationship with several other pillars |
